We are seeking a motivated student to pursue a Ph.D. at University of Missouri. The successful applicant will be expected to take on a research project focused on stream biogeochemistry within the context of a larger, collaborative, multi-investigator project focused on the transfer of matter and energy across terrestrial-aquatic interfaces. Preference will be given to candidates with a background in biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, hydrological or nutrient transport modeling, chemistry, environmental science, or limnology.

Augsburg University invites applications for a Field Instructor faculty position to assist in developing and implementing river-based curriculum and programs as part of the River Semester as a joint project of Augsburg University and Wilderness Inquiry. The person in this position will work in collaboration with the Program Director and Augsburg’s Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE); develop curriculum in outdoor leadership, environmental studies, and stream ecology; travel with the expedition down the Mississippi River from August 20 through early December.

The Missouri Department of Conservation has an opening for a Watershed/Streams Biologist. For complete duties and qualifications, and to apply, visit http://www.mdc.mo.gov/about/jobs. All applications must be submitted by June 11, 2018. EOE

Renowned for its accredited researched-based undergraduate field programs, Wildlands Studies seeks candidates holding an MSc or PhD to be the Lead Instructor for new field programs. Students consistently report that their Wildlands Studies experience added depth and meaning to their on-campus classes and “changed their lives”. Wildlands Studies instructors enhance their own credentials with unique opportunities to teach in the field while engaging students in active research.

Freshwater Science seeks a part-time technical editor (TE). Freshwater Science is published by the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Society for Freshwater Science. It publishes approximately 120 technical papers (1200-1600 pages) a year on a large range of topics including taxonomy/systematics, ecology, conservation biology, ecological assessment, and hydrology and geomorphology.

The Limnology Lab in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri (MU) is seeking a Masters student interested in cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) on a year-round basis.

Position summary:

The student can enroll with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES), or through the Program for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC). The successful candidate will also spend time conducting research at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), Great Rivers Field Station in Alton, IL.

A position is available in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with funding availability of two years minimum. This position will primarily focus on using high-frequency in situ optical sensors to assess carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry and stoichiometry in a temperate, multi-use landscape (Lamprey River Hydrologic Observatory and White Mountains, New Hampshire) and in a tropical rain forest landscape (Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico).